Franco Pellizotti to return to racing?
Liquigas co-leader will race if no case is filed Just a few days before the start of the Giro, Franco Pellizotti was accused of irregularities in his blood values by the UCI and the biological passport, but now it appears […]
Giro d'Italia: Omega Pharma's Dani Moreno rues missed opportunity
Has sights set on Tour de France Omega Pharma’s Daniel Moreno came to the 2010 Giro d’Italia with ideas of overall success, but after a dismal first week and some missed opportunities, he found himself chasing stage glory. Stage 17 […]
Thor Hushovd recovering well from collarbone break
Last year’s green jersey looking to defend title Only seventeen days ago, Thor Hushovd, last year’s Maillot Vert winner at the Tour de France, suffered an unfortunate crash in training, which resulted in a broken collarbone. The 32-year-old all-around threat […]
Dauphine Libere without Skil-Shimano and Vacansoleil
Dutch teams overlooked once again In a not too surprising move, the Amaury Sport Organization, organizers of the Tour de France and the Dauphine Libere, have selected BBox, Cervelo, Cofidis, and Saur-Sojasun as the Wild Cards for the 2010 edition […]
Alejandro Valverde preparing quietly for Tour de France start
Spaniard awaits CAS ruling Caisse d’Epargne’s embattled leader, Alejandro Valverde, continues to train hard in preparation for a full on go at the rapidly approaching Tour de France even as a final ruling on his potential worldwide ban looms. The […]
Saxo Bank's Richie Porte looks forward to Tuesday's time trial
Looking to keep the pink jersey as long as possible Saxo Bank’s young talent, Richie Porte, continued his breakout Giro d’Italia with an excellent ride on the Monte Zoncolan in Sunday’s fifteenth stage. The young Aussie finished a credible 18th […]
Two Kazakh riders arrested for possession of doping products
Youth found with doping products Two Kazakh riders, en route to the Tour de Franche-Comte on Friday, were arrested for possession of doping products illegal in France. The two riders were stopped in the Jura region of France by police, […]
Tour of California: HTC-Columbia's Michael Rogers moves into the lead
Three-time world TT champ takes over Michael Rogers arrived in the press room following today’s second place finish behind Liquigas’ prodigal talent, Peter Sagan, with a broad grin. His efforts during the stage to net an intermediate time bonus sprint […]
Tour of California: Fly V's Ben Day talks breaks while Zajicek looks to overall
Day mixes it up with the ProTour squads Fly V Australia’s National Race Calendar forerunner, Ben Day, spent the stage out front in the long break that wasn’t reeled in until the final minutes of the tough finishing circuits around […]
Tour of California: Francesco Chicchi talks after his win
Francesco Chicchi took his sixth victory of the still young season today in the Tour of California’s Stage 4 bunch sprint finish Modesto. The 29-year-old Italian had no problems dispatching JJ Haedo and Mark Cavendish en route to the win. […]
